Archive for October, 2011
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House of Ladosha’s Drag: Much More Than A Genre
January 20th, 2011The Rick Ross anthem “BMF” was unavoidable this summer, with seemingly every expensive car in the streets bumpin it and the endless stream of remixes. But Bushwick’s House of Ladosha interpretation was probably the most unexpected, turning…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 1/20/11
January 20th, 2011I have some winter blues and the only thing that seems to help is that old Bushwick magic. Let’s hit as many local events as possible and keep shoveling that snow.
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Bushwick Community Board ‘Live’: Jan. ’11
January 20th, 2011
This month, CB4 focused on health in Bushwick, including a presentation on “healthy bodegas.” Photo by Aaron Short for BushwickBK6:34 PM: It’s Community Board 4′s first meeting of the new year and the theme tonight is health.…
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Joell Ortiz Can’t Stop!
January 19th, 2011
Ortiz is everywhere these days.If you had been paying close enough attention, you might have been able to cop the long awaited Joel Ortiz album, Free Agent, a couple weeks back. That’s because Amazon accidentally…
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Pass Kontrol Live at the Bushwick Starr
January 19th, 2011
“We would like to thank the local precinct for not showing up yet.” Melodramatic though it may sound, this is how Pass Kontrol opened their set at the Bushwick Starr on Saturday night. It was past midnight,…
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At Regina Rex, Latin Roots Woven Together
January 19th, 2011The interwoven roots of text and textile lent the curatorial inspiration for texture.txt, the most recent show at Regina Rex, and the latest on a theme of string.
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Face Paint and Dance Rock: Jangula Live
January 18th, 2011
The weather was similarly horrible when Bushwick band Jangula played at the Studio at Webster Hall last week. It was cold outside and inside the club, especially considering how filled the room is.
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After Friction, Charter Middle School Settles In
January 18th, 2011
Students and teachers at Achievement First charter middle school on Greene Avenue. The school is below its educational goals but still ahead of the city’s non-charter public schools. Photo by Aaron Short for BushwickBKFor decades, educators have…
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Over 100 Firemen Fight 2 Fires, Days Apart
January 18th, 2011
FDNY Squad 252 fights a fire on Decatur Street, days after a similar fire on Cornelia. Photo by Jonathan Mena for BushwickBKTwo separate fires kept firefighters in Bushwick busy after erupting within days of each other.
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Nina Nastasia Playing Envelope
January 17th, 2011
NYC-based singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia is playing the lastest monthly live installment at Envelope this Thursday. Nastasia enhances her studio recordings with sweet orchestral arrangements, piano accents, and clamorous, jumbled drum patterns. As the intimate setting of Envelope…
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